Commonality and pattern analysis of acupoint selection in moxibustion treatment of asthma

Objective:To analyze and summarize the commonalities and patter ns in acupoi nt selectio n for moxibustio n treatme nt of asthma.Methods:Data retrieval was conducted using'moxibustion'and'asthma'as the keywords through China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang Academic Journal Full-text Database(Wanfang)and Chongqing VIP Database(CQVIP).Excel 2010 was used to establish the major acupoint database for moxibustion prescript!ons in treatment of asthma;data mining methods in cludi ng associati on patter ns and clusteri ng were adopted to an a lyze the characteristics and patter ns in acupoi nt selecti on for moxibusti on treatment of asthma.Results:A total of 161 moxibustion prescriptions were recruited.The most commonly used acupoint was Feishu(BL 13),the most commonly used meridian was the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang,and the most commonly treated region was the back.The association rule analysis showed that Feishu(BL 13)-Dazhui(GV 14)-Fengmen(BL 12)had the most significant correlation,and the clustering analysis discovered 5 effective acupoint clusters.Conclusion:In moxibustion treatment of asthma,topical acupoints Feishu(BL 13),Dazhui(GV 14)and Fengmen(BL 12)can be selected,along with the acupoints from the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang and the back.